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English apple push sees results
Ed Bedington Sainsbury's campaign to boost English top fruit is beginning to show results in terms of market share, according to the multiple. Pear buyer Jay Norbury said the focus on English top fruit was producing results: "Market share...
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Morning applications
Functionality has never been so exciting, with Benecol fighting off Flora Pro-activ, and the arrival of Calvia, says Sean McAllister Consumers are beginning to digest terms such as the cholesterol-reducing ingredient plant stanol ester, and...
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Paul Monk is a self-confessed masochist. Why else, he argues
Also, if the fact that Walkers already appeared to be in an unassailable position as Britain's number one branded crisps producer wasn't bad enough, Monk now faces the reality that the battle lines are in the process of being redrawn without the...
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The sensational tie-up between Arla and Fonterra brought Lur
The Arla Foods Fonterra joint venture has been working hard to differentiate the two brands. Anchor has had a major relaunch with pack revamps and the traditional yellow colours toned down. Senior brand manager Mikael Horsboll says the £7.2m...
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Asda reinforces work on supply chain ops
Rod Addy Asda has promoted deputy trading director Dave Cheesewright to logistics director with a brief to significantly improve supply chain operations. The multiple said Cheesewright's move followed a highly successful year working for...
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Blair backs relaunch of little red tractor mark
Anne Bruce The NFU has enlisted prime minister Tony Blair to relaunch its little red tractor at a conference on November 12. The union will ask retailers and manufacturers to take joint ownership of a revamped Assured Farm Standards 2...
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Jewell and Bischoff will retire from BAT
Two top executives at British American Tobacco are to retire. They are operations director John Jewell and director of smoking tobacco and cigars Chris Bischoff. Bischoff will step down from his post at the end of February. His responsibilities...
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Baugur set for BFG takeover
Anne Bruce City analysts predict the Big Food Group's newest shareholder Baugur will mount a full takeover bid for the company in the next year. The Icelandic retailer, which has built up a 14.99% stake in BFG, "is looking at possibilities...
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Unilever Ventures has been snowed under with ideas from eage
The venture capital outfit is looking for fresh initiatives, but mad inventors and me-too operators need not apply. Says Coombs: "Lots of people come to us with things that have already been done which we're not interested in, while others approach...
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Smirnoff Black Ice states its Crystal Clear difference
Smirnoff Black Ice has made its first TV appearance with two new ads running until Christmas. The drive, part of a £11m launch budget behind the brand, also includes an outdoor poster campaign, national bus advertising, and branded taxis in...
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books and crisps
Walkers has signed a deal with The Sun to run the Free Books For Schools campaign for the fifth year running. From next year, schools will again be able to collect tokens from The Sun, sister paper News of the World and packets of Walkers...
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cloud in a box
New Zealand wine brand Nobilo White Cloud has been released in a wine box format. BRL Hardy has made the move to capture Christmas sales. The three-litre box is priced at £16.99. REmy's C&C offers Remy Martin is rolling out a range of...
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A hit that's only faintly bruising
A good performance by Safeway and Sainsbury helped to prevent our basket of shares from taking an alarming dip this month. However, even though many of our companies are outperforming the market, we took a loss of £37.Tesco dropped a few...
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Focus On: Butters and spreads. Vox Shop.
Plea for DynamismPrasheel Kunwardia, Somerfield product group manager, cheese and yellow fats Kunwardia says more NPD work needs to be done to reverse volume declines. "Suppliers and multiples need to be more dynamic and aggressive with...
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A policy that bypasses small shops
from Alan Toft, director general, Federation of Wholesale Distributors Sir; John Healey, the customs minister, has made an adroit justification for the new Customs & Excise policy which will enable cross-Channel passengers to exist for six...
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Coffee Syrup kick
Lyle's has signalled its intent to stick with Coffee Syrups by announcing a £450,000 round of support. The push will include offering London consumers a free sample sachet and money-off coupon if they send a text message for details....
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Worshipful staff at the meat counter
Safeway is celebrating the expertise of some of its butchers who have won accreditation with the Worshipful Company of Butchers. More than 150 received the award after a three-day course, and 10 were honoured as outstanding. The Safeway...
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Courvoisier wraps it up
Courvoisier is being packaged in a gift box for added seasonal appeal. The pack features a 35cl bottle of Courvoisier VS Cognac with a brandy balloon glass and will be available in Sainsbury's, Asda and Makro for £9.99. The back of the pack...
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Sir Peter's eye on Curry work
John Wood Sainsbury chief executive Sir Peter Davis will be a member of the nine-strong implementation group charged with delivering DEFRA's sustainable food and farming policy. DEFRA is expected to report its strategy in early December and...
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n SMP subsidy cut
Brussels will reduce export subsidy on SMP by 11%. This comes after a two-month period in which demand for EU powder rose on world markets because of a lack of supplies from Australia and New Zealand. The decision was questioned by member...